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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Depuday Shearff, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Depuday Shearff, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Dog Wall by Michelle Van Parys, Image 1.

    Michelle Van Parys

    Dog Wall, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    6.75 x 16.5 in (17.15 x 41.91 cm)

  3. Untitled by A.R. Ammons, Image 1.

    A.R. Ammons

    Untitled, 1977

    Watercolor and ink on Arches paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  4. Evelyn Kuhn by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Hunter by Peter Phillips, Image 1.

    Peter Phillips

    Hunter, 1975

    Screenprint on paper

    40 x 28.75 in (101.6 x 73.03 cm)

  6. The Crewel Tondo by Richard Beale, Image 2.

    Richard Beale

    The Crewel Tondo, 1972

    Hand-colored etching on paper

    22 x 21 in (55.88 x 53.34 cm)

  7. Abstract Landscape by David Lan Bar, Image 1.

    David Lan Bar

    Abstract Landscape, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    26.75 x 22.875 in (67.95 x 58.1 cm)

  8. Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    15.5 x 11.125 in (39.37 x 28.26 cm)

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About the artist

Gene Merritt

American

1936-2015

Gene Merritt was an American artist based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, who never left his home state after suffering from brain damage as a boy. He was self-taught, and his access to the external world came primarily through television. Therefore, much of his work was centered around the celebrity phenomenon, with portraits being drawn from memory or otherwise loosely based off of celebrities seen in film or on TV. He began drawing in 1992, and primarily used ballpoint pen to piece together fragments of the celebrity’s figure like a puzzle. His work is noted in the Collection de l’Art Brut.